The Polychop crew has been at it again and have been diligently working toward improving their beautiful SA342 Gazelle for DCS. After several meetings with French Gazelle pilots and a few pilots in the United States, key improvements and flight model changes have been implemented.

A few months ago, the MP Design Studio Gazelle for P3D and FSX saw the light of day. MP Design Studio has now released an update, with newer models, textures and some new features. Joe took her for a spin. Still no Blue Thunder, though.

One of FlightGear’s criticism is the lack of realistic helicopters. Fortunately, one of the strengths of this sim is the amazing community of dedicated people around it that, using the tools that already exist and allow it to be a great sim with great potential. The first big effort to bring the sim into the spotlight is the FGUK Gazelle for FlightGear. Here’s what they have to say about it.